Technical and Operations Support
CoalGAS provides specialist mining engineering consulting services to coal mines and the coal seam gas (CSG) industry.
Our sheer depth of knowledge and extensive onsite experience sets us apart from our competitors.
Hands-on experience
With many years of hands-on operational experience in the coal industry, supported by strong technical skills, we are able to provide you with top-level support and expertise across the full spectrum of your project from day-to-day operational and technical requirements through to detailed engineering, design and technical studies.
We welcome the opportunity to discuss, confidentially, your current or proposed coal mining, coal seam gas, mining and civil ventilation requirements. Contact us to discuss the services and support CoalGAS can provide to your operations or projects.
Technical and Operations Support
CoalGAS can provide technical expertise and project management across your mining processes including:
- Mine Design, Mine Planning and Scheduling
- Feasibility Studies and Due Diligence
- Operational and Technical Support – Onsite Relief Work
- Audit and Review
- Risk assessments
- Incident Investigation
Our extensive onsite mining experience and in-depth knowledge enables us to support your team at all levels from Engineers to Managers, Coordinators and Ventilation Officers.
Our technical support services include:
- Mine design, planning and production scheduling
- Project planning, specification and management
- Support and short-term coverage for technical services (mining, ventilation and gas drainage)
- Process performance assessment and continuous improvement
- Gas drainage and ventilation system design and optimisation
- Fugitive emissions forecasting, measurement and development of reduction strategies
- Innovation and development of solutions, considering site specific conditions, to increase gas production and gas capture efficiency and improve mine operating performance
- Benchmarking studies.
Contact us to secure quality services to support your mining, coal seam gas and ventilation operations and projects.
Due Diligence, Audits and Reviews
Mining operations are typically conducted in hazardous environments and often must deal with a variety of operational and technical challenges. Comprehensive due diligence and risk assessment processes benefit corporate and operational decision making by ensuring safety, production, environmental and financial risks are identified, assessed and effectively controlled. CoalGAS has the experience and expertise to help you with due diligence, reviews and audits. We are qualified Occupational Health and Safety Auditors (RABQSA) and are licensed under NSW Mining Regulations to conduct annual auditing of mine ventilation arrangements. CoalGAS can also assist you with:
- Process improvements and optimisation studies
- Developing, auditing and reviewing management plans and operating procedures
- Auditing and reviewing gas drainage and mine ventilation systems
Training and Mentoring
CoalGAS has experience in creating and delivering presentations, training and development seminars for Corporate Training Workshops and mentoring of engineers and ventilation officers. Dennis also provides lectures to Engineering students at the University of Wollongong and co-supervises higher degree students.
CoalGAS can provide training for maintenance of statutory competencies and prepare workshops and customized training to suit your site / business requirements.